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apt — Package manager for Debian-based distributions. Intended as a user-friendly alternative to `apt-get`

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Problem

How to use the apt command: Package manager for Debian-based distributions. Intended as a user-friendly alternative to apt-get for interactive use. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see <https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta>. More information: <https://manned.org/apt.8>.

Solution

apt — Package manager for Debian-based distributions. Intended as a user-friendly alternative to apt-get for interactive use. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see <https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta>. More information: <https://manned.org/apt.8>.

Update the list of available packages and versions (recommended before running other apt commands):

sudo apt update

Search packages by name or description:

apt search {{package}}

Search packages by name only (supports wildcards like *):

apt list {{package}}

Show detailed information about a package:

apt show {{package}}

Install a package, or update it to the latest version:

sudo apt install {{package}}

Remove a package (use purge instead to also remove configuration files):

sudo apt remove {{package}}

Upgrade all installed packages to their latest versions:

sudo apt upgrade

List all installed packages:

apt list {{[-i|--installed]}}

Code Snippets

Update the list of available packages and versions (recommended before running other `apt` commands)

sudo apt update

Search packages by name or description

apt search {{package}}

Search packages by name only (supports wildcards like `*`)

apt list {{package}}

Show detailed information about a package

apt show {{package}}

Install a package, or update it to the latest version

sudo apt install {{package}}

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